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Commodore CBM 80xx
Computers
Professional Computer
U.S.A.
1981
6502
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CBM 80xx /media/museum/photos/commodore_cbm-8032_1.jpg /companies/commodore Commodore
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NAME CBM 80xx
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MANUFACTURER Commodore
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TYPE Professional Computer
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ORIGIN U.S.A.
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YEAR 1981
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BUILT IN LANGUAGE Commodore Basic (v4.0)
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KEYBOARD Full-stroke keyboard (''business keyboard'')
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CPU 6502
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SPEED 1 MHz
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RAM 32, 64 or 96 KB
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ROM 16 KB
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TEXT MODES 80 columns x 25 lines
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GRAPHIC MODES none
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COLORS monochrome
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SIZE / WEIGHT Heavy !
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I/O PORTS IEEE 488, Cassette
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BUILT IN MEDIA None
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OS ROM Based (ROM v4.0)
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POWER SUPPLY PSU built-in
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PRICE Unknown
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CBM 8032 /media/museum/photos/commodore_cbm8032_2.jpg
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8032 SK The CBM 8032-SK was also sold in a European version called **PET 200**. Character generator ROM and keyboard were modified to fit the system to various European languages. /media/museum/photos/commodore_8032sk_1.jpg
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CBM 8296 This version holds 128 KB of RAM Thanks to **Roman von Wartburg** from Germany /media/museum/photos/commodore_8296_system_1.jpg
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THE BOX /media/museum/photos/commodore_8296_box.jpg
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HAMSTER CAGE This monitor found a new job as a hamster cage in the department's mechanical workshop of the University of Amsterdam! Thanks to the [University of Amsterdam](http://www.science.uva.nl/faculteit/museum/) for this picture. /media/museum/photos/commodore_pet_hamsters.jpg
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CLOCK/CALENDAR MODULE Could be connected to any PET/CBM user port. Clock and calendar were battery backed up. /media/museum/hardware/commodore_pet_clockmodule_1.jpg
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EPROM PROGRAMMER Could burn 2716 and 2732 Eprom chips. /media/museum/hardware/commodore_pet_epromprog_1.jpg
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TNW-2000 IEEE-488 to Serial converter Thanks to **Pascal Rollin** /media/museum/hardware/commodore_pet_tnw2000_1.jpg
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DUAL DISK-DRIVES Model 2040 This dual 5.25" floppy disk is single sided, double density and has a storage capacity of 170 Kb per disk, or 360k total. It's connected to the computer through an IEEE-488 interface and uses CBM DOS 1.0. /media/museum/hardware/commodore_cbm2040-dualdisks_1.jpg
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8050 DUAL DISK-DRIVE CBM PET Model 8050 Dual disk drive. It uses a 100 TPI single headed drive with a storage capacity of 533,248 bytes per drive. Each 8050 disk has 77 tracks, and is read/write compatible with the model 8250 disk. This compatibility is limited to one side of the diskette. It can be used with Commodore Series 2001, Series 3000, Series 4000 and Series 8000. It uses an IEEE-488 interface. /media/museum/hardware/commodore_cbm_8050_diskdrives.jpg
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8250-LP DUAL DRIVE UNIT The 8250-LP (for Low Profile) uses dual half-size double-side, double-density 1 MB capacity floppy drives. The main logic board is entirely different from the full-size 8250. It uses two 6502 processors! /media/museum/hardware/commodore_700_8250fddunit_1.jpg
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9090 HARD-DISK This is a single drive non-removeable Winchester technology storage device. It features 3 platters with recording surfaces on both sides and provides 7.5 million characters of storage. A single random access file may occupy the entire capacity. It has an IEEE interface connector and a "slow blow" fuse on the back. /media/museum/hardware/commodore_cbm_9090_harddisk.jpg
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8023P COMMODORE TRACTOR PRINTER /media/museum/hardware/commodore_printer_8032p.jpg
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Versatile Commodore 8-bit Emulator (VICE) http://www.6502.org/users/andre/index.html Windows
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Larry's PET/CBM Pages http://www.portcommodore.com/petindex.php?path=main-cbmidx Excellent source of information for PET/CBM computers
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PET index http://www.6502.org/users/andre/petindex/index.html Some useful info here about PET computers
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The Commodore CBM-II page http://ca.geocities.com/SJGRAY@ROGERS.COM/CBM/ All things CBM-II
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THE Independent Commodore Library http://freespace.virgin.net/ken.ross1/ All sorts of programs here, text files covering a wide range of subjects
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TPUG - Toronto PET Users Group Inc. http://www.tpug.ca/ The Commodore PET Users Group, founded in 1979 ! (seems offline, mail us their new address if you find it)
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www.commodore.ca http://www.commodore.ca/products/pet/commodore_pet.htm Excellent site with a lot of info about Commodore computers including dedicated PET pages
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Web Wiz CAPTCHA http://www.webwizcaptcha.com Discussion about Commodore micros
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COMMODORE BASIC VERSION 4.0 - USER'S REFERENCE MANUAL http://www.commodore.ca/manuals/default.htm /media/museum/docs/couvs/commodore_basic_4_users_reference%20manual.jpg [**COMMODORE BASIC VERSION 4.0 - USER'S REFERENCE MANUAL**](http://www.commodore.ca/manuals/default.htm)written by Commodore  compiled/archived by www.commodore.ca\  type of document : PDF\  source : [www.commodore.ca](http://www.commodore.ca)
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COMMODORE PET MACHINE LANGUAGE MONITOR http://www.commodore.ca/manuals/default.htm /media/museum/docs/couvs/pet_machine_language_monitor.jpg [**COMMODORE PET MACHINE LANGUAGE MONITOR**](http://www.commodore.ca/manuals/default.htm)written by Commodore  compiled/archived by www.commodore.ca\  type of document : PDF\  source : [www.commodore.ca](http://www.commodore.ca)
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The main improvement over the other PET / CBM computers is the 80-column display. The screen is 12'' large and the ROM version is 4.0.

The CBM-80xx was often sold as a "bundle". It was made up of the computer (most often the CBM 8032, though other models were made), the 5.25" double disk drive CBM 8050 (500 KB, 77 tracks) and the bi-directional 132-columns, 160 CPS printer. The 8050 has a 6502 CPU, 4 KB of RAM and 12 KB of ROM (which contains the DOS). It was sold with Ozz, a Database, and a version of the spreadsheet "Visicalc".


Dave Ridley reports to us:
CBM & PET 4000/8000 series - Brings back the memories! I used to fix these things, and boy did they have some classics. Regular problems were caused by the chip sockets going intermittant together with the molex power connectors burning out! Fix - remove chip squirt with RS Solvent Cleaner and stick them back. The external Disk units were connected by IEEE connectors. These disk drive units would fail, many a time I would open a unit up onsite(rather like opening the bonnet of a car) to find a pair of rectifier diodes that had got so hot they had actually melted themselves out of the board and fallen into the base.

Ben Pony adds:
I experimented with the compatibility of this computer and the C-64. Any software stored on cassette by the CBM could be loaded into the C-64, but C-64 tapes wouldn't work on the CBM.

About the 8296 FDD unit, by Michael Huth:
The 8296DS double disk drive unit uses 2x 6502. They work as multi-processor system. One cpu manages the data transfer and the other the drives hardware. So in fact the floppy has the double computing power than the computer itself.